What is Kanban? Kanban is a visual process and project management tool first developed in Japan by Toyota. Kanban is a way to visualize your work and limit the amount of work in progress at any one time. KanBan is often seen as a central element of “Lean”...
Extreme Programming
Extreme Programming (XP) Extreme Programming (XP) is a software development methodology which is intended to improve software quality and responsiveness to changing customer requirements. As a type of agile software development, it advocates frequent...
What is a User Story?
What is a User Story? The User Story is the most granular unit of requirement on a Scrum Project. The Product Owner writes the User Stories. The Sprint Backlog gets elaborated into User Stories when the Sprint Planning is done. It is important to note that the user...
Definition of Done
This article discusses the Definition of Done in Scrum In Agile development, where adaptability and continuous delivery are key, the Definition of Done (DoD) acts as a cornerstone. It’s more than a checklist — it’s a shared understanding of what “complete” means. This...
Applicability of Scrum
Applicability of Scrum Scrum is used to handle complexity. Complexity means unknown work. This is achieved with an approach which is based on Empirical Process Control. Empiricism asserts that decisions be taken based on what you see and not just on assumtions. Why...
DevOps and ITIL
DevOps and ITIL ITIL – Good Practice Framework ITIL is presented as “Best Practice” for IT Service Management which in turn is a proven “Good Practice” widely accepted and used in industry. Best Practice has a set of generic guidelines based on successful experiences...
DevOps and Scrum
DevOps and Scrum Scrum is an iterative and incremental Agile software development framework for managing software projects and product or application development. Its focus is on “a flexible, holistic product development strategy where a development team works...
DevOps and Lean
DevOps and Lean Womack, Jones and Roos published two successful books entitled “the machine that changed the world” (1990) and Lean thinking (1996). Both books address the revolutions in manufacturing represented by the Toyota production system of the Toyota...
DevOps and Agile
DevOps and Agile When one thinks about project development methodologies, the first thing that comes to our mind are the Agile software development methodology described in PMBOK® guide or PRINCE2® Manual. Therefore a question always arises in our minds, is another...
DevOps and Other Methodologies and Frameworks
DevOps and Other Methodologies and Frameworks DevOps cannot work independently. It has to be integrate with the existing frameworks. Software we create does not exist separately from the people who use it and the people who create it. Devops is about finding ways to...